Paddy Power "I Still Call It Twitter" Irish EBF Novice Hurdle (Listed Race)

Cork

2:05

Date 2023-11-05

Distance 3m

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €16,225

Runners 7

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	What Path b Paul Townend · W P Mullins	Paul Townend · W P Mullins	158	—	P-1126	135	155	130	43d	—	—	+3	29.3	9/4 31%
Ran a cracker when 2nd in Galway novice but below form at Listowel; chance if rebounding
7	Desert Heather b Mr R W Barron · Declan Queally	Mr R W Barron · Declan Queally	147	—	241-11	128	143	82	21d	—	—	+1	27.5	9/4 31%
Did well to beat some of these over C&D last time on return; big chance with improvement
2	Solitary Man b Darragh O'Keeffe · E Bolger	Darragh O'Keeffe · E Bolger	154	—	621412	133	144	122	21d	—	—	+20	44	5/2 29%
Improved up in trip lately; just denied over C&D by Desert Heather last time; can go close
5	Pinyon Jay b Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	152	p	9313	-	138	88	21d	—	—	+2	15.5	13/2 13%
Maiden winner was 4.5l behind Desert Heather over C&D last time; cheekpieces tried now
4	Brave Fortune b Jack Doyle · P M J Doyle	Jack Doyle · P M J Doyle	152	—	7-1	-	-	-	—	—	—	+5	11.9	14 7%
Promising bumper run in spring and won a point' last month; this looks ambitious
3	The Shantou King b Mark McDonagh · Aengus King	Mark McDonagh · Aengus King	154	tp	445271	-	126	80	46d	—	—	+11	13.1	66 2%
Improved form to win a Listowel maiden last time but needs plenty more now
6	Ah Fuhgeddaboudit b Daniel King · Miss Shauna Larkin	Daniel King · Miss Shauna Larkin	147	—	73846-	-	113	65	364d	—	—	0	1.3	100 1%
Some decent runs for former yard but was well beaten in this race when last seen

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
What Path	9/4	2	17/8	85/40	2
Desert Heather	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Solitary Man	9/4	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4
Pinyon Jay	7	6	13/2	13/2	13/2
Brave Fortune	14	12/1	14	14	14
The Shantou King	66	50	50	50	50
Ah Fuhgeddaboudit	100	80	80	80	80/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Solitary Man

OR: 20.8 Form: 16 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

What Path

29.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Desert Heather

27.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Pinyon Jay

15.5

OR: 0 Form: 11.5 Odds: 4

13/2

The Shantou King

13.1

OR: 0 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0.6

Brave Fortune

11.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

Ah Fuhgeddaboudit

1.3

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.4

100

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
What Path Top Rated	135	155	130
Solitary Man	133	144	122
Desert Heather	128	143	82
Pinyon Jay	—	138	88
Brave Fortune	—	—	—
The Shantou King	—	126	80
Ah Fuhgeddaboudit	—	113	65

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
What Path	43d ago	Fit
Desert Heather	21d ago	Fit
Solitary Man	21d ago	Fit
Pinyon Jay	21d ago	Fit
Brave Fortune	—	—
The Shantou King	46d ago	Fresh
Ah Fuhgeddaboudit	364d ago	Long break

Going: Soft

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